Campbell-Lynn McLean American, b. 1999

Campbell-Lynn McLean is a Boston-based artist and a 2022 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) BFA program.  McLean is currently pursuing her MFA at Boston University with expected graduation in 2027. She has received numerous awards and scholarships in recognition of her works, including the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship in 2021 and the George Nick Award in 2022. They were also featured as the spotlighted artist for the Brookline Center for the Arts in October 2023. She has presented a solo exhibition and included in two group exhibitions at LaiSun Keane, Boston, MA.

McLean explores the queer experience, creating moody, caricaturistic paintings from her own memory. The resulting works are illustrative of McLean's technical skill, as well as her distinctive treatment of paint and canvas: the figures appear to emerge from the canvas itself, rather than painted on its surface. McLean's works are both specific and universalizing, personal and relatable; they are reflective of experiences unique to the queer community, yet speak to a larger audience.

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions:

All Roads Lead to Provincetown, group exhibition, curated by Gene Tartaglia, Director of Provincetown Arts Society in collaboration with The Quin' House Art Curator Kate Chertavian, at The Quin' House, Back Bay, MA and Provincetown Arts Society, Provincetown MA, May 23 - July 11, 2026

Dog Days: Raina Lee, Jordan McGirk, and Campbell-Lynn McLean, presented by LaiSun Keane at Stay Frosty Kingston, Artport Kingston, NY, Upstate Art Weekend, June 25 - 28, 2026

(TBA) Solo Exhibition, Monserrat College of Art Galleries, Beverley, MA, Summer 2026